“I’m excited, and I’m excited by the signings that the club have made.

“This club is moving forward.

“This football club should be winning trophies and we’re taking huge steps to being involved and trying to win trophies.“The first game back will be an emotional day for me and I’m looking forward to it.

“I’m not just coming back because it’s the team I support, the team I grew up playing for — I’m coming back because I feel the club can move forward and be successful.

“I want to be part of it. There will be pressure on me to perform, but I’m ready to go.

“I believe I can help move this club forward and be more successful on the pitch.

“Bill [Kenwright] obviously played a big role in it but the important one was Ronald Koeman.

“He was the one who picks the team and he’s the one who has his ideas on the football pitch.

“There were a lot more things behind the scenes which needed to happen but, for me, the important person to speak to was Ronald Koeman.“As I spoke to Ronald and saw it in his eyes that he wanted me to be part of his team, it was a no-brainer for me and the only place I was going to go.”

He became the world’s most-expensive teenager when he left Merseyside for Old Trafford in 2014 for £25.6million.

England’s all-time top goalscorer went on to win five Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup, Fifa Club World Cup, Europa League and the League Cup four times.